Do you cook with leeks? I am going to let you in on a secret. Come closer. Come even closer. Did you know that the dark green parts are yummier than the white and light green parts? Yeah, I am talking about leek greens. See, recipes always call for the white and light green part, […]
Archives for January 2016
How to Make Raspberry Seed Crackers
I love raspberry jam but most people turn their nose up at the “seediness” of the jam. So now I put my raspberries through a vegetable juicer to separate the jam from the seeds. I wish that my juicer could leave all the jam and just give me the seeds, but inevitably I also lose […]
How to Cut Corn Off the Cob. The Easy Peazy Way
I know it isn’t corn season but everything I harvest somehow ends up in the freezer. As I was purging the freezer, I realized I had over 50 ears of corn stuck in a bunch of different places. How the heck was I going to cut the corn off the cobs to make room in […]
How to Make Raspberry Jam: Low Sugar No Pectin
I love homemade gifts. Love is written all over these gifts. Over the years, I have given my children’s teachers home grown dried herbs and jams for the holidays. My favorite gift is jam. All my jams come from my apple and peach trees or my raspberry and blackberry bushes. But my all time […]
